otter virtual field trip

Jenn, Susan, John, and Cheryl

First Grade Virtual Field Trip

GoalTo learn how adult otters care for their

babies and to compare that to how other animals (including people) care for their babies.

Question of the DayHow are otters similar to other animals? To

People?

ContextLearning about the needs of the six different

types of animals (fish, birds, bugs, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals) is a major science goal in first grade. By the end of the year the students should be able to make more complex comparisons of animals

Standard Course of StudyScience: 1.02 Investigate the needs of a variety of

different animals.1.03 Observe the ways in which humans are

similar to other organisms.

GradingGrading will be done informally. Were both

diagrams completed? Were they accurate? If they weren’t accurate, were appropriate changes made before they were presented to the class?

InstructionsWatch the video.Choose one other animal. Pick up a Venn diagram

off the back table and compare the animal you chose to the otter.

Take another Venn diagram off the back table and, as a group, compare the otter to people.

Put your finished papers in the Science drawer. Be sure your name is on your paper and your group’s name is on the group diagram. We will present these to the class tomorrow.

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